It was dark, but there was light streaming off the walls. The tunnel was clean and tidy, it must have been constantly maintained, but it was strange, who and more importantly why would waste their time clearing this area.
As Michikatsu expected, the Long Tunnel that is called the *dungeon* has a main road, the largest one, and winding shallow tunnels that were usually dark and more like *caves*.
There were two shadows walking down the tunnel. Michikatsu accompanied the albino boy, who answered what he thought were *weird* questions from Michikatsu, as Michikatsu planned he questioned the boy, but in a way that didn't feel like an interrogation, he asked questions quite rarely, but got more or less good information so as not to arouse suspicion Michikatsu asked what seemed like superficial questions that could be dug and thus put the *puzzle* together
Like questions about the *family*.
Michikatsu asked Bell's family what family he belonged to? To which he replied that his family was only recently formed, and he was the only family member seen by the goddess of the hearth *Hestia*
Michikatsu answered his own questions, since Bell said his family is new, there must be older families, according to Bell's information, Michikatsu figured that Families work as kind of clans or unions that you can join, and the *Goddess of Hearth* sees these families, Goddess of Hearth? if this is literally the Hearth Goddess Hestia of Ancient Greek Mythology, which he read about as he searched for information about the spider lily, or rather the possibility of its location, this only raised more questions, since there is one there are others, do the Gods rule here? one of his theories was that all those who die in that world come back here to the world of the gods, but the answers gave too many questions, for the first time in a long time Michikatsu felt annoyed, those two must belong to some family too...
-Bell... normally Michikatsu didn't speak his mind right away, he would first draw his interlocutor's attention to himself, eye contact could tell a lot...
-Hearing Michikatsu san, Bell's words were full of warmth, in fact most of the time they just walked in silence, every conversation with him, brought Bell joy, not every day will you talk to your savior? right?
-Do you know what family those two belong to? Michikatsu wanted to know more not about the *members* themselves, but about the *god* who could introduce them, the most he wondered about was *how* he got here, not how Michikatsu imagined the other world, one of his craziest theories was that he was in the *other world*
and his theory about dungeons was correct, there is a surface that Michikatsu didn't tolerate time to be in, though from his facial expression it didn't look like that, but he really wanted to see the real light and touch the ground.
-I'm sorry, but I don't know what kind of families they are from Michikatsu san, to tell you the truth I myself recently came to Orario awkwardly scratched the back of Bell's head.
Orario... must be a settlement, and this dungeon leads directly to it... Michikatsu has lived for centuries, but he has never heard of this settlement much less the dungeons, the families, the monsters and all the ridiculous information he got...
- Must be from some high-ranking and powerful family presumably Bell answered, he is new here and rather he should have asked such a question, but logically one could judge their clothes and weapons.
Michikatsu wasn't surprised by this information, logically one would have to assume that if there are *alliances* there are strong and weak alliances, Michikatsu had the skills of feeling strong prejudice and judging by the spirit of living beings did not escape him, if he was comparing Bel and that grey-haired man he would have judged it as *Heaven and Earth*
-Oh that reminds me, the guild has all the information you need, of course you can't find out about a family or a family member's status, but you can easily find out what family their *person* belongs to and where they are located etc.
Bell replied cheerfully, he was only too happy to inform Michikatsu.
As they talked, they were almost at the surface and there was Sunshine and stairs... this must be the hangnail...
-The guild you say... clearly, Michikatsu already knew where to get the information from... Right now he was preparing to enter the surface... at this moment, his heart was beating hard, he was in anticipation... Michikatsu had always been a realist, and perhaps the idea of a new world was foolish, he wished it were... Either way there was no stalling, the closer they got to the stairs, the more he saw different people, the noise of the city, and the lights getting brighter and brighter...
As he reached the stairs, Michikatsu was shocked to say the least...the first thing he saw was a giant massive tower, and a bunch of people, all different... they weren't human, but it looked like everyone was comfortable here, armed people dominated the most, there were also the usual street vendors, different buildings... incomprehensible alphabet?
Michikatsu tried to make this picture up, but it didn't work, his eye twitched and he just stood there in a stupor trying to translate what he saw.
-Michikatsu san? Are you okay? Bell was confused by the expression on Michikatsu's unchanging and steely face, the same one he had when he first got here...
-I? -Yes, I'm fine... Let's go now, we have to go. Michikatsu digested the information, now he was evaluating... the architecture is different, the people are different, the goods and the technological progress is too different too... it's completely different from his homeland... either he ended up in a different part of the world, or in a different world all the more Michikatsu assumed about the latter scenario...
And then our albino remembered that it was time for him to say goodbye...He bowed and thanked again, for the umpteenth time? thought Michikatsu
-I will surely repay you, Michikatsu San, we will meet again! Bell said cheerfully, the old fear and excitement had gone into the distance, and the fact that he was covered and smelled of blood did not bother him... He would like to see this man again, to achieve the strength to be on par with him... What was it they said? See you at the fag? That's right he wanted to be like him, to help people in trouble and guide them to the right path, the right way, like a true hero... he wanted to be heroes, heroes like the man in front of him, he wanted to be like him.
Michikatsu may have looked like a creepy type and looked more like a hit man than a hero... but beauty is in the eye of the beholder, to Bell he was an Idol, Was a Hero, he would like to wave a weapon together side by side one day... that was his dream... his new target...
Michikatsu noticed the glint in Bell's eyes, but didn't pay much attention to it, he wondered more why they were trying to beat them up?
Creepy guy... He's got a weird face... What a stinker... All these words people said in whispers and were sure no one could hear them, but not for a man whose instincts and sensitivity were at the highest level
he heard and understood clearly...
Michikatsu thought that since there are many different living beings here he would be treated as a living being too, but it seems he stood out from the crowd of *separated*
And his escort was avoided because of the stench, of course Michikatsu could smell it, but even though he was human, living as a demon for centuries and literally eating blood, Michikatsu was no longer disgusted by the *stink* for him it was just a smell.
One way or another, he needed to get to the guild, and he would assess the others along the way... different energy, the spirit sensed Michikatsu from different creatures, some creatures were as if their powers were either sharpened, limited, as if they had lived an endless amount of time... are these the *Gods*?
-Yes Bell goodbye, thank you, and be careful, value your life, you won't get it back again... Michikatsu didn't express his words emotionally, but his last words were warm, as if they were full of sincerity and a kind of caring. However, it was so for Bell...
-Farewell Michikatsu san! Bell blushed a little and ran as if he was chased by a minotaur, right now he had to wash first, secondly come to the family and tell all the events to his goddess and thirdly tell all the events to Eina... to his handler...to wash away the shame of blood...and reflect on the meaning of his life.
As they talked, they were almost at the surface and there was Sunshine and stairs... this must be the hangnail...
-The guild you say... clearly, Michikatsu already knew where to get the information from... Right now he was preparing to enter the surface... at this moment, his heart was beating hard, he was in anticipation... Michikatsu had always been a realist, and perhaps the idea of a new world was foolish, he wished it were... Either way there was no stalling, the closer they got to the stairs, the more he saw different people, the noise of the city, and the lights getting brighter and brighter...
As he reached the stairs, Michikatsu was shocked to say the least...the first thing he saw was a giant massive tower, and a bunch of people, all different... they weren't human, but it looked like everyone was comfortable here, armed people dominated the most, there were also the usual street vendors, different buildings... incomprehensible alphabet?
Michikatsu tried to make this picture up, but it didn't work, his eye twitched and he just stood there in a stupor trying to translate what he saw.
-Michikatsu san? Are you okay? Bell was confused by the expression on Michikatsu's unchanging and steely face, the same one he had when he first got here...
-I? -Yes, I'm fine... Let's go now, we have to go. Michikatsu digested the information, now he was evaluating... the architecture is different, the people are different, the goods and the technological progress is too different too... it's completely different from his homeland... either he ended up in a different part of the world, or in a different world all the more Michikatsu assumed about the latter scenario...
And then our albino remembered that it was time for him to say goodbye...He bowed and thanked again, for the umpteenth time? thought Michikatsu
-I will surely repay you, Michikatsu San, we will meet again! Bell said cheerfully, the old fear and excitement had gone into the distance, and the fact that he was covered and smelled of blood did not bother him... He would like to see this man again, to achieve the strength to be on par with him... What was it they said? See you at the fag? That's right he wanted to be like him, to help people in trouble and guide them to the right path, the right way, like a true hero... he wanted to be heroes, heroes like the man in front of him, he wanted to be like him.
Michikatsu may have looked like a creepy type and looked more like a hit man than a hero... but beauty is in the eye of the beholder, to Bell he was an Idol, Was a Hero, he would like to wave a weapon together side by side one day... that was his dream... his new target...
Michikatsu noticed the glint in Bell's eyes, but didn't pay much attention to it, he wondered more why they were trying to beat them up?
Creepy guy... He's got a weird face... What a stinker... All these words people said in whispers and were sure no one could hear them, but not for a man whose instincts and sensitivity were at the highest level
he heard and understood clearly...
Michikatsu thought that since there are many different living beings here he would be treated as a living being too, but it seems he stood out from the crowd of *separated*
And his escort was avoided because of the stench, of course Michikatsu could smell it, but even though he was human, living as a demon for centuries and literally eating blood, Michikatsu was no longer disgusted by the *stink* for him it was just a smell.
One way or another, he needed to get to the guild, and he would assess the others along the way... different energy, the spirit sensed Michikatsu from different creatures, some creatures were as if their powers were either sharpened, limited, as if they had lived an endless amount of time... are these the *Gods*?
-Yes Bell goodbye, thank you, and be careful, value your life, you won't get it back again... Michikatsu didn't express his words emotionally, but his last words were warm, as if they were full of sincerity and a kind of caring. However, it was so for Bell...
-Farewell Michikatsu san! Bell blushed a little and ran as if he was chased by a minotaur, right now he had to wash first, secondly come to the family and tell all the events to his goddess and thirdly tell all the events to Eina... to his handler...to wash away the shame of blood...and reflect on the meaning of his life.
-Hmm... Good luck, that was very uncharacteristic of Michikatsu, he not only showed good intentions but also smiled... his face was filled with kindness, his smile captivating hearts... in the literal sense of the word, naturally a running and soiled boy would attract people's attention, several women watching this event were won over by the man's simple smile... If it wasn't for the strange scars on his face and the expression on his face he would have been surrounded by people instead of being alienated from him...
Now Michikatsu is on his own, while he was there he realized this
1 this settlement is called Orario as he assumed and it was just a huge city
2 it had a different alphabet and writing, although he understood the language and others understood it too
3 a different currency called Valies
and 4 the main assumption about gods turned out to be true, those limited people he met were gods, they created families and *family* either served one function or another, and the armed men who descended into the dungeon were called adventurers
After asking a few residents about the *guild* Michikatsu quickly found this building
which was not far away, presumably this area was the main square, the center.
Entering the Guild it was surprisingly quite empty, but there were some people who came up to the girls in the tables and talked to them, maybe it was the attendants, Michikatsu just repeated after them and walked over to an empty table, at the table sat a girl about 18 with pink hair and eyes
The girl noticed the man approaching, she sees a lot of people and do not remember who exactly he would remember, it means he is a newcomer, judging by his sheath warrior, the girl thought.
-Hello. I'm Misha-Flott employee of the guild, how can I help you? The girl is already known as Misha said hello in the usual manner, there was no professionalism, but there was politeness
-I'd like some information about the dungeon, Michikatsu didn't greet and burn his time, he should have gone straight to the point. His words might have been a bit rude and were more of an order than a request but he didn't notice it himself, he didn't understand the words *courtesy* much at all.
-Rude... Mischa whispered to herself... Yes of course you can get all the information you need in the central library, of course we also have brochures but they are more about monsters than the dungeon and the city itself. Misha tried to keep
cheerful attitude, after all she was an employee of the Guild, she saw fit to direct the man to the library, he would find more there, and honestly she didn't want any contact with him.
-Thanks for the information... and for the referral, Michikatsu was a bit annoyed at being sent here and there, but it was logical, he should have been looking for a place like this from the beginning first...
He would have hit him just like everyone else... but what else? He's a high moon and can dodge more than that.
-Stop the Thief! Thief! thief! shouted and ran after them a slightly older man
Michikatsu quickly understood the situation, usually in such cases in the city center the criminal is quickly caught, especially here there are a lot of *adventurers*, but no one rushed to stop the criminal, Michikatsu tormented different feelings... that Bell boy thinks he's a hero... Michikatsu inwardly laughed at himself, he was confused and did not understand his feelings, but he knew what he wanted to do...
Michikatsu quickly caught up with the criminal, and with the lower edge of his blade knocked him out, he did not dare to kill him, because of his feelings...? Putting the bag with the jewels on his right shoulder and the man on his left, Michikatsu went in search of the old man, followed by some people patting him, Michikatsu was carried away by different emotions... he was pleased, pleased that he was praised for a *kind* act, though he did not really understand what kindness is, but apparently this is it.
-It feels good... Michikatsu thought, he quickly found the old man who already had tears in his eyes, he was despairing, they took away everything from him in an instant, what he worked his whole life took away in one day and in an instant, so he just covered his face with his hands and in the corner cried silently...
Until a shadow blocked the scorching sun over his body, the Old Man opened his eyes and saw a tall, muscular man with an unemotional face, his bag on his shoulder and a thief on the other...
The old man seemed to see a god...he had seen gods but *he* had not; his majestic posture and aristocratic face was itself the sun. The hope in his eyes returned...
-Don't cry old man, don't disgrace yourself, get up... This was naturally a command than a request, Michikatsu felt nothing for people's emotions, he considered it normal but he didn't feel any feelings like disgust but just now he experienced a strange feeling... it should be called pity.
The old man stood up and wiped away his tears, an ordinary old man, no more than 5'9
dressed decently.
Michikatsu gave him a sack in his hands and threw the culprit to the ground. Right now he watched as the old man kicked the thief, shouting something like *the likes of you must be eradicated*.
Michikatsu realized he wasn't needed here anymore and continued on his way straight to the library, he had no more emotions and *did his job* Then he felt someone's hand on his shoulder, It was the same old man, all smiles and cheers... Michikatsu didn't like to be touched and usually on instinct, he would cut the heads off those who got on top of him.
-Thank you, you have a good heart, may God illuminate your way of life and you will find your *happiness* kindly and without any other thoughts said the man in front of him.
The old man asked for Michikatsu's hand and he did not resist, opening Michikatsu's palm he placed on it a beautiful *Brilliant Ring* colorless and slightly reddish light stone reflecting sunlight and refracting light rays, giving highlights of all colors of the rainbow, the stone itself was in the center of the crown wrapped in gold and a natural gold rounding.
- It is my most expensive ring...an engagement ring, it is over a hundred years old, forged by the best smiths and estimated to be worth ten million Valises, promise me that you will keep it and wear it in the hands of someone you would consider to be your *happiness* Find your happiness...said the old man kindly, and closed his palm to Michikatsu
Michikatsu didn't know what to feel, he was given something for the first time... he felt more and more like a *hero* and laughed more at himself... a pure heart?
As all of this was going on, the *police* of this town came running, just in time...
first they tied up the criminal and took him somewhere, then one of them came up to Michikatsu and the Old Man. ,
He said that there was information about a kidnapping, and the *Ganesha family* for some reason was unable to come to their aid, and the guild came instead, the one who came up was probably the one in charge.
-I apologize for the length of time... I see the problem was solved for us, he looked at Michikatsu. And it was hard to tell that this guy knocked out the criminal and returned the stolen goods...
-THAT MEANS PRAISE! I'll bury you all, do you know that my life would have been destroyed? in anger the old man scolded the guild worker, and kept talking about his influence and that he would fire him...
-Did you stop the crime? one of the workers looked at Michikatsu and came up with the papers.
-Thank you for keeping our town safe, the girl smiled.
-Aventurers usually seldom interfere especially the high class ones... judged the girl on his clothes and weapons, aristocratic... She thought.
-But you intervened, thank you and ask me to fill out some paperwork
Michikatsu didn't know how to get out of it, he didn't understand the symbols... and to refuse would be suspicious...
-Can I ask what family you're from? -Continuing to write what the girl asked
-I have no family abruptly and unemotionally answered Michikatsu, suddenly the girl stopped writing.
- Ah... I'm sorry, the girl stopped writing. I think it would be too impudent to ask for supplementary documents after asking about the deceased family thought the girl and did not give the documents instead she only asked for the name
-Michikatsu, Michikatsu Tsugikuni. He seems to have successfully gotten away with it.
-Thank you again for your help Michikatsu! Oh, I almost forgot, here you go.
With those words, the girl handed Michikatsu a small bag of money.
- For establishing the robbery of the jewelry store, a reward of 80,000 valises, please hold.
-Michikatsu took the money, and again this feeling... yes it's crazy, 1 supreme moon Kokushibo is thanked for his help and he likes it...
After finishing all the little details, Michikatsu waved goodbye, especially the loud grandfather.
-Michikatsu come to my jeweler! you get a discount! if you want I'll introduce you to my daughter! with joy and the same kindness *only louder* already yelled on the trail of the leaving Michikatsu...
What a day... Michikatsu continued his route and eventually found the very library, it certainly is posh big and beautiful, everything here is big and beautiful thought Michikatsu
Once inside he saw a much livelier picture than the one he saw in the Guild, he went to the librarian and asked for a book about stories, they recommended several and sent him to the *History* department took several books Michikatsu put them back, he went to the librarian and told him he couldn't read the local alphabet, but the librarian thought he was from the Far East and could only read their alphabet, so he sent him to the storage room and asked the other workers for books in non-Eastern alphabets
Michikatsu found his kanji, taking some books Michikatsu went to the book table and started reading... and so the more he read the more his questions were answered, it took comparatively little time to read, Michikatsu warrior, warrior with multi-human experience, his eyes and brain worked as fast as his sword, he quickly read one book followed by another and so on
Gods, Dungeons, Monsters.
Now he knew everything and even more than many of the inhabitants of this city, he had answered his own questions... and it turned out to be true.
The silliest version was true.
he is in another world
Notes:
I'm not good at spelling) and if anything I'm a newbie.